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Provision of External Audit Services

Dundee City Council

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03 Sep 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dundee City Council is procuring external audit services for Leisure & Culture Dundee. The requirement is for an external audit provider to support the organisation’s audit needs. The work will be delivered in Dundee. The buyer is Dundee City Council, while Leisure & Culture Dundee is the organisation whose services are covered by the contract. This is a professional services opportunity for accountancy and audit firms with relevant public-sector or comparable organisational audit capability. The procurement is classified under CPV 79212100, covering financial auditing services. The requirement is presented as a single service package rather than a range of separate service areas, so suppliers should be able to provide the complete external audit service.

The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission. The tender closing deadline and bid opening are both 7 October 2026 at 12:00. The evaluation and award period starts on 7 October 2026. The estimated contract value is £125,000. The contract is scheduled to run for 1,080 days, commencing on or around 18 November 2026 and ending in November 2029. The buyer may extend it by one year and then by one further year. Price carries 55% of the evaluation, while Operational Context carries 11%; the tender documents set out further evaluation detail. Bids must remain valid until 7 December 2026. Variants are not allowed.

This opportunity suits an accountancy or audit practice able to deliver external audit services for Leisure & Culture Dundee as a complete service package. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate suitability, economic standing and technical capability through the tender requirements. The evaluation includes both price and the supplier’s understanding of the operating context, so firms should be able to present a credible delivery approach as well as competitive pricing. The engagement requires sufficient professional capacity to provide a sustained audit service and support potential extensions. English-language tender responses and electronic submission are required, and the buyer expects suppliers to work with electronic payment and ordering arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of External Audit Services

Notice Description

This procurement process is for the contract for the provision of External Audit Services for Leisure & Culture Dundee.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement process is for the contract for the provision of External Audit Services for Leisure & Culture Dundee. For full specification of requirements please refer to all tender documents included in the additional documents section of Public Contracts Scotland.

Renewal: The contract will commence on or around 18 November 2026 and run for a period of 3 years, ending November 2029. Leisure & Culture Dundee may at its sole discretion extend the contract by one year in the first instance, then one further final year. The contract terms shall remain the same for the extended period as for the initial term.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000841842
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP563701
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79212100 - Financial auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dundee City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUNDEE
Postcode
DD1 1NZ
Postcode Area
Dundee
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
Delivery Location
TLM71 Angus and Dundee City
Local Authority
Dundee City
Electoral Ward
Maryfield
Westminster Constituency
Dundee Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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